Import/export HS code 1513: Coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oil

Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 68,463,644
Papua New Guinea 12,366,425
Sri Lanka 8,497,900
Belgium 7,587,155
Germany 6,929,234

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 32,914,215 35,549,429 +2,635,214
Papua New Guinea 5,262,811 7,103,614 +1,840,803
Sri Lanka 3,954,992 4,542,908 +587,916
Belgium 4,319,119 3,268,036 -1,051,083
Germany 1,040,005 5,889,229 +4,849,224
Philippines 4,310,522 2,375,189 -1,935,333
Switzerland 320,080 6,224,146 +5,904,066
Spain 2,426,965 2,444,109 +17,144
Indonesia 3,019,081 950,650 -2,068,431
Italy 930,820 2,257,237 +1,326,417

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 64,300,530
Philippines 13,168,128
Papua New Guinea 12,366,425
Sri Lanka 10,114,336
Germany 9,330,574

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 27,131,743 37,168,787 +10,037,044
Philippines 8,545,461 4,622,667 -3,922,794
Papua New Guinea 5,262,811 7,103,614 +1,840,803
Sri Lanka 4,926,428 5,187,908 +261,480
Germany 1,550,186 7,780,388 +6,230,202
Spain 2,860,908 3,080,720 +219,812
Viet Nam 1,997,104 3,355,404 +1,358,300
Indonesia 4,060,965 957,832 -3,103,133
Italy 828,063 2,517,904 +1,689,841
Malaysia 2,362,646 914,525 -1,448,121

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 20
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - South 12
Merseyside 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Outer London - South 8 9 +1
Merseyside 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 2 8 +6
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 7 +3
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,760,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,692,731
Other 1,378,652
Air transport 384,659

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,221,908 44,538,706 +15,316,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,560,029 31,132,702 -3,427,327
Other 711,213 667,439 -43,774
Air transport 272,204 112,455 -159,749

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London 30,794,580
Immingham Docks 30,014,909
Hull 18,216,523
Liverpool Docks 13,707,060
Dover 10,259,048

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London 9,855,645 20,938,935 +11,083,290
Immingham Docks 10,569,307 19,445,602 +8,876,295
Hull 13,795,760 4,420,763 -9,374,997
Liverpool Docks 5,954,480 7,752,580 +1,798,100
Dover 4,297,612 5,961,436 +1,663,824
Felixstowe 4,973,660 4,576,631 -397,029
London Gateway Port 3,463,154 4,802,518 +1,339,364
Middlesbrough 3,311,171 2,617,126 -694,045
Southampton 3,912,071 1,876,123 -2,035,948
Eurotunnel 2,197,972 1,051,653 -1,146,319

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Manufacture of food products 33
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Food and beverage service activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 46
2026-03 34
2026-02 45
2026-01 31

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 61
0-1m 42
54m+ 42
15m-54m 15
Other 13

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 1,004,592
Ireland 662,168
Italy 515,296
France 416,356
Germany 327,569

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 495,204 509,388 +14,184
Ireland 349,685 312,483 -37,202
Italy 205,966 309,330 +103,364
France 283,348 133,008 -150,340
Germany 185,369 142,200 -43,169
Belgium 187,889 74,360 -113,529
Portugal 41,668 101,295 +59,627
Saudi Arabia 101,104 5,416 -95,688
Spain 30,314 58,391 +28,077
Norway 34,655 50,829 +16,174

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Philippines 15,069
XI 1,270

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Philippines 7,800 7,269 -531
XI 4 1,266 +1,262

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,385,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,072,683
Air transport 197,589
Other 106,285

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,713,663 1,672,043 -41,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 516,094 556,589 +40,495
Air transport 106,758 90,831 -15,927
Other 66,271 40,014 -26,257

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,547,870
Felixstowe 551,959
London Gateway Port 408,619
Immingham Docks 393,928
Liverpool Docks 341,877

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 744,406 803,464 +59,058
Felixstowe 192,465 359,494 +167,029
London Gateway Port 172,422 236,197 +63,775
Immingham Docks 183,701 210,227 +26,526
Liverpool Docks 227,178 114,699 -112,479
London 193,480 108,597 -84,883
Eurotunnel 243,697 16,057 -227,640
Holyhead 76,959 98,567 +21,608
Heysham 47,878 109,507 +61,629
Portsmouth 70,328 39,530 -30,798

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 1513

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes